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Former Texas Mayor Acquitted in Voter Fraud Case 

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A Texas jury acquitted a former mayor on 12 counts of election fraud in connection with what prosecutors said was a ballot harvesting ring.  After six hours of deliberation Thursday, a Hidalgo County jury acquitted former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina, The Associated Press reported.  Molina was found not guilty of one count of organized fraud as well as 11 counts of illegal voting, all stemming from his 2017 election victory.   The verdict came three years after Texas Rangers arrested Molina in April 2019, along with 18 others, on charges of…

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At Age 25, She Was Just Elected Mayor of Her Tiny Hometown in Pennsylvania

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Brianna Howard says she never thought she would run for public office, but when no one else was on the ballot for mayor in her hometown of Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania, she rose to the challenge.  Howard ran as a write-in candidate, won, and will serve as mayor of the town for the next four years, beginning in January. Mount Jewett, located about 140 miles north of Pittsburgh, has a population of fewer than 1,000 people. “Rural Americans are, in a lot of ways, at a disadvantage, just because of their…

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